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I feel trapped in my home town.. how can I get away?

  • Hello, my name's Chris. I'm 21 and currently from South Bend, Indiana. Its a medium sized Chicago suburb. I'm posting this in hopes that there is someone like me, facing the problems I am currently facing. I work part time as a line cook at a local bar. I'm still living at home. I feel trapped. Trapped in this system. Trapped in relationships. Trapped in my head.. and Trapped in this depressing place. Simply put, I want to get away. I'm not trying to find myself.. I'm pretty certain of who I am.. I just want to see more of the country than the 100 mile radius I'm used to. I own my car. Its a dependable 2004 Grand Am GT. Unfortunately, other than a couple of electronics, I don't own much else. I'm looking for any advice on relocating with a couple hundred dollars. School is an option. I'd love to learn more about things that intrest me, and I'm sure I'd get accepted for student loans regardless of where I end up. (I'd like somewhere west.. Oregon, California.. but east would be fine too.) If anyone has ever felt trapped.. and has any advice as far as how to attack this.. please let me know. I have nothing to tie me down here other than some family who I would remain in contact with. I appreciate any advice and help.. Chris

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    At risk of sounding annoying, and not giving the answer you may have wanted... Perhaps look for a job doing something you're good at either online or by calling companies up yourself, or even going there for a weekend and having a look about. Once you can get another job lined up it's a simple case of scrounging as much of that few hundred dollars as you can for a deposit on a small house/houseshare and the first months rent. From there you just throw your few possessions in the boot of your car and move along to your new life. It all comes down to getting your name out there, getting yourself known, and getting that nice job that you enjoy. There's gotta be one out there somewhere after all. Good luck with escaping, and I hope I've helped in some way.

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Hi Chris, Your dilemma is same as millions of people from different countries (including me). We're all tired of the same sh*t over and over again. We're tired of paying bills and working just to pay the bills again. Tired of working 9-5 or having a fix schedule. I'm not sure if putting yourself in a huge debt would help. I'm also in the same situation and what I did was I left my corporate job and traveled for 6 months. I was planning to travel longer but I was prompted to go home due to some family concerns. Now, I realized I could do so much more. I'm currently self studying about location independent kind of jobs, so I could work anywhere I want. Here are some websites that I'm currently reading right now: 1. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/07/10-reasons-you-should-never-get-a-job/ 2. http://almostfearless.com/2008/05/21/8-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-22/ Here's my personal journey flipnomad.com wish you all the best... and my you find what you're looking for... -flip

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